2011–12 Ligue 1

74th season of top-tier French football From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2011–12 Ligue 1 season was the 74th since its establishment.[6] Lille were the defending champions. The league schedule was announced on 31 March 2011 and the fixtures were determined on 10 June.[7][8] The season began on 6 August 2011 and ended on 20 May 2012.[9] The winter break was in effect from 22 December 2011 to 14 January 2012.[10]

Season2011–12
Dates6 August 2011 – 20 May 2012
ChampionsMontpellier
1st Ligue 1 title
1st French title
RelegatedCaen
Dijon
Auxerre
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Ligue 1
Season2011–12
Dates6 August 2011 – 20 May 2012
ChampionsMontpellier
1st Ligue 1 title
1st French title
RelegatedCaen
Dijon
Auxerre
Champions LeagueMontpellier
Paris Saint-Germain
Lille
Europa LeagueLyon
Bordeaux
Marseille
Matches380
Goals956 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerOlivier Giroud
Nenê
(21 goals each)
Biggest home winParis Saint-Germain 6–1 Sochaux (22 April 2012)[1]
Biggest away winDijon 1–5 Rennes (7 August 2011)[2]
Sochaux 2–6 Rennes (21 September 2011)[2]
Highest scoringLille 4–5 Bordeaux (12 February 2012)[3]
Longest winning run6 games[4]
Paris Saint-Germain
(21 September – 29 October)
Bordeaux
(21 April - 20 May)
Longest unbeaten run17 games[4]
Lille
(20 August – 21 December)
Longest winless run13 games[4]
Sochaux
(20 November – 3 March)
Marseille
(5 February - 27 April)
Longest losing run5 games[4]
Marseille
(26 February – 17 March)
Dijon
(7 April - 3 May)
Highest attendance46,252 – Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille (8 April 2012)[4]
Lowest attendance5,125 – Ajaccio 2–2 Caen (10 September 2011)[4]
Average attendance18,554[5]
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On 20 May 2012, the final day of the league season, Montpellier clinched its first-ever league title after defeating Auxerre 2–1 at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps.[11] Montpellier was the fifth different club to win Ligue 1 since the 2007–08 season and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. Paris Saint-Germain and Lille were the country's other Champions League participants, while Lyon, Bordeaux, and Marseille represented France in the UEFA Europa League. Lyon did not participate in UEFA's top football club competition for the first time in 12 years.

Auxerre, Dijon, and Caen were relegated to Ligue 2.[12] Auxerre returned to the second division after 32 consecutive years playing in Ligue 1.[13] Prior to the 2011–12 season, the club had never suffered relegation from the country's top division. Dijon returned to the second division after only one season in Ligue 1, while Caen fell to the second tier after two years in the first division.

Teams

There were three promoted teams from Ligue 2, replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 1 following the 2010–11 season. A total of 20 teams competed in the league with three clubs suffering relegation to the second division, Ligue 2. All clubs that secured Ligue 1 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.[14]

Arles-Avignon was the first club to suffer relegation from the first division to Ligue 2. The club's impending drop occurred on 17 April 2011 following the team's 2–0 defeat to AS Monaco. The negative result made it mathematically impossible for Arles to seize the 17th position in the table, which would have allowed the club to remain in Ligue 1. Arles-Avignon made its return to Ligue 2 after only a year's spell in the top division of French football.[15] On 15 May, Lens were relegated from the first division to Ligue 2 after its 1–1 draw with Monaco. Lens returned to Ligue 2 for the first time since the 2008–09 season when the club finished as champions of the league.[16] On the final day of the Ligue 1 season, Monaco suffered relegation to the second division after losing 2–0 to Lyon. The club's appearance in Ligue 2 was its first since 1976.[17]

Evian became the first club from Ligue 2 to achieve promotion to Ligue 1 after its 2–1 victory over Reims on 20 May 2011.[18] Evian made its debut in the first division and, similar to Arles-Avignon the previous season, the club's ascension to the first division is notable due in part to the fact that it has achieved successive promotions in four straight seasons. On the final day of the Ligue 2 season, both Dijon and Ajaccio earned berths in the first division after posting positive results in their respective matches.[19] Dijon was promoted despite losing on the match day and, similar to Évian, made its debut in the top division of French football. Ajaccio returned to Ligue 1 after five seasons in the second division.

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in 2011–12 Ligue 1
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Club Location Venue Capacity Average attendance[5]
Ajaccio Ajaccio Stade François Coty 10,660 6,338
Auxerre Auxerre Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps 24,493 11,879
Bordeaux Bordeaux Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,462 20,712
Brest Brest Stade Francis-Le Blé 16,000 13,542
Caen Caen Stade Michel d'Ornano 21,500 15,280
Dijon Dijon Stade Gaston Gérard 15,998 13,597
Evian Annecy Parc des Sports 15,600 11,855
Lille Villeneuve-d'Ascq Stadium Nord Lille Métropole 18,185 16,969
Lorient Lorient Stade du Moustoir 18,890 15,594
Lyon Lyon Stade de Gerland 41,842 33,108
Marseille Marseille Stade Vélodrome1 42,000 40,455
Montpellier Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 32,900 17,492
Nancy Tomblaine Stade Marcel Picot 20,085 15,328
Nice Nice Stade du Ray 17,415 9,133
Paris Saint-Germain Paris Parc des Princes 48,712 42,892
Rennes Rennes Stade de la Route de Lorient 31,127 20,725
Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard2 26,747 21,409
Sochaux Montbéliard Stade Auguste Bonal 20,005 13,826
Toulouse Toulouse Stadium Municipal 35,470 22,033
Valenciennes Valenciennes Stade du Hainaut 25,000 15,226
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Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsors
Ajaccio France Olivier Pantaloni France Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi Duarig Restaurants du Cœur, Collectivité Territoriale de Corse, Conseil Général Corse du Sud Europcar Géant Casino Mocchi Travaux Publics
Auxerre France Jean-Guy Wallemme France Olivier Sorin Airness Maisons Pierre, Conseil général de l'Yonne Groupama Conseil général de l'Yonne Besson Chaussures
Bordeaux France Francis Gillot Czech Republic Jaroslav Plašil Puma Kia Groupama Pichet Immobilier Cdiscount
Brest France Corentin Martins (interim) Republic of the Congo Oscar Ewolo Nike Quéguiner Matériaux (H)/Yaourt Malo (A & 3)/La Potagère (A & 3), Geodis Calberson, Breizh Cola Casino Supermarchés GUYOT Environnement IDP
Caen France Franck Dumas France Nicolas Seube Nike GDE Recyclage (H)/Campagne de France (A & 3), Thebault Ingenierie (H)/GDE Recyclage (A & 3) Petit Forestier None None
Dijon France Patrice Carteron Ivory Coast Abdoulaye Méïté Nike Doras Matériaux (H)/INEO (A), Veolia Propreté (H)/Pentax (A), Dijonnaise de Voies Ferrées Pentax (H)/Veolia Propreté (A) Leader Intérim Incendie Protection Sécurité
Evian Uruguay Pablo Correa France Cédric Barbosa Kappa Evian, Danette, Geodis Calberson, Sword Group Samsic Agence de Voyages SAT VEKA
Lille France Rudi Garcia France Rio Mavuba Umbro Partouche Partouche Nord-Pas-de-Calais None
Lorient France Christian Gourcuff France Fabien Audard Macron La Trinitaine, Armor-Lux, B&B Hotels Salaun Holidays None Cap l'Orient Agglomération
Lyon France Rémi Garde Brazil Cris Adidas Everest Poker/Veolia Environnement (H in UEFA matches)/Renault Trucks (A in UEFA matches), MDA Electroménager (H)/LG (A) Groupama Renault Trucks/Veolia Environnement Renault Trucks/Keolis
Marseille France Didier Deschamps France Steve Mandanda Adidas Betclic Intersport None Groupama
Montpellier France René Girard France Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa Nike Sud de France, Dyneff, Montpellier Agglomération La Région Languedoc-Roussillon Renault Trucks Système U
Nancy France Jean Fernandez Brazil André Luiz Umbro Triangle Intérim/Groupe DLSI, Geodis Calberson, Sopalin, Grand Nancy FMT Divoux/Crea Flock/Factum/Fort Aventure/Comarch Sopalin/Mougdon Menuisier/As2Foot Caisse d'Epargne
Nice France René Marsiglia France Didier Digard Burrda Mutuelles du Soleil, Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur Pizzorno Environnement None Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Paris Saint-Germain Italy Carlo Ancelotti France Mamadou Sakho Nike Fly Emirates Winamax Poker Indesit Elior Group
Rennes France Frédéric Antonetti Senegal Kader Mangane Puma Samsic, rennes.fr Blot Immobilier Association ELA Breizh Cola
Saint-Étienne France Christophe Galtier France Loïc Perrin Adidas Winamax, Mister-Auto, Conseil général de la Loire en Rhône-Alpes Funai None Saint-Étienne Métropole, Loire
Sochaux France Éric Hély France Teddy Richert Lotto Mobil 1, Franche-Comté Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération Peugeot Occasions Du Lion None
Toulouse France Alain Casanova France Daniel Congré Kappa Groupe IDEC, JD Patrimoine, JD Promotion Newrest None None
Valenciennes France Daniel Sanchez France Rudy Mater Uhlsport Toyota (H)/SITA (A), Partouche SITA (H) Nord-Pas-de-Calais Konica Minolta
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing head coach ...
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Position
in table		 Incoming head coach Date of
appointment		 Position
in table
Auxerre France Jean Fernandez End of contract 2 June 2011[22] Off-season France Laurent Fournier 8 June 2011[23] Off-season
Valenciennes France Philippe Montanier Joined Real Sociedad 4 June 2011[24] France Daniel Sanchez 8 June 2011[25]
Nancy Uruguay Pablo Correa Resigned 5 June 2011 France Jean Fernandez 5 June 2011[26]
Sochaux France Francis Gillot 5 June 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Baždarević 10 June 2011[27]
Bordeaux France Éric Bédouet Mutual consent 6 June 2011 France Francis Gillot 6 June 2011[28]
Lyon France Claude Puel Sacked 20 June 2011[29] France Rémi Garde 21 June 2011[30]
Nice France Eric Roy Sacked 15 November 2011 17th France René Marsiglia 15 November 2011[31] 17th
Paris Saint-Germain France Antoine Kombouaré Mutual consent[32][33][34] 30 December 2011 1st Italy Carlo Ancelotti 30 December 2011[35] 1st
Evian France Bernard Casoni Sacked[36] 1 January 2012 11th Uruguay Pablo Correa 2 January 2012 11th
Sochaux Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Baždarević Sacked[37] 6 March 2012 20th France Éric Hély 6 March 2012[37] 20th
Auxerre France Laurent Fournier Sacked[38] 18 March 2012 20th France Jean-Guy Wallemme 18 March 2012[38] 20th
Brest France Alex Dupont Sacked[39] 26 April 2012 18th France Corentin Martins 26 April 2012 18th
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Ownership changes

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Club New owner Previous owner Date
Paris Saint-Germain Qatar Qatar Investment Authority United States Colony Capital and France Butler Capital Partners[40] 1 July 2011[41]
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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Montpellier (C) 38 25 7 6 68 34 +34 82 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 23 10 5 75 41 +34 79
3 Lille 38 21 11 6 72 39 +33 74 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Lyon 38 19 7 12 64 51 +13 64 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
5 Bordeaux 38 16 13 9 53 41 +12 61 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
6 Rennes 38 17 9 12 53 44 +9 60
7 Saint-Étienne 38 16 9 13 49 45 +4 57
8 Toulouse 38 15 11 12 37 34 +3 56
9 Evian 38 13 11 14 54 55 −1 50
10 Marseille 38 12 12 14 45 41 +4 48 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[b]
11 Nancy 38 11 12 15 38 48 −10 45
12 Valenciennes 38 12 7 19 40 50 −10 43
13 Nice 38 10 12 16 39 46 −7 42
14 Sochaux 38 11 9 18 40 60 −20 42
15 Brest 38 8 17 13 31 38 −7 41
16 Ajaccio 38 9 14 15 40 61 −21 41
17 Lorient 38 9 12 17 35 49 −14 39
18 Caen (R) 38 9 11 18 39 59 −20 38 Relegation to Ligue 2
19 Dijon (R) 38 9 9 20 38 63 −25 36
20 Auxerre (R) 38 7 13 18 46 57 −11 34
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Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Lyon won the 2011–12 Coupe de France and thus qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Since they finished 4th, the spot for the Europa League play-off round goes to the fifth-placed team.
  2. [b]
    Marseille, as winners of the 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, qualified for the third qualifying round of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ACA ...
Home \ Away ACA AUX BOR BRS CAE DIJ EVI LIL LOR OL OM MHS NAL NIC PSG REN STE SOC TFC VAL
Ajaccio 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–1
Auxerre 4–1 2–4 4–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–1 2–0 2–0
Bordeaux 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1
Brest 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0
Caen 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–4 1–3 0–1 1–0
Dijon 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 1–5 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–2
Evian 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–4 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 2–3 2–1 2–1
Lille 4–1 2–2 4–5 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–1 4–1 4–4 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 4–0
Lorient 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Lyon 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 3–4 4–4 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 4–1
Marseille 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Montpellier 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 5–3 2–2 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0
Nancy 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 0–3 1–1
Nice 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0
Paris SG 4–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 6–1 3–1 2–1
Rennes 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 5–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
Saint-Étienne 3–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–3 4–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Sochaux 0–2 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–6 2–1 3–0 1–1
Toulouse 0–2 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0
Valenciennes 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 4–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–4 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–0
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Source: Ligue 1
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

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Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Anthony Mounier for Nice against Lyon (6 August 2011)[42]
  • Fastest goal of the season: 18 seconds – Jaroslav Plašil for Bordeaux against Nancy (4 December 2011)[43][44]
  • Latest goal of the season: 90+4 minutes – François Clerc for Nice against Lille (21 December 2011)
  • First own goal of the season: Abdoulaye Bamba (Dijon) for Lyon (10 September 2011)[45]
  • Widest winning margin: 5 goals[4]
    • Paris Saint-Germain 6–1 Sochaux (22 April 2012)
  • Highest scoring game: 9 goals[4]
    • Lille 4–5 Bordeaux
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals[4]
    • Sochaux 2–6 Rennes (21 September 2011)
    • Paris Saint-Germain 6–1 Sochaux (22 April 2012)

Discipline

  • Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per red card): 119 points[46]
    • Ajaccio (92 yellow & 9 red cards)
  • Best overall disciplinary record: 66 points[46]
    • Sochaux (60 yellow & 2 red cards)
  • Most yellow cards (club): 92[46]
    • Ajaccio
  • Most yellow cards (player): 13[47]
  • Most red cards (club): 9[46]
    • Ajaccio
  • Most red cards (player): 3[4]

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month
Player Club
September[48] Argentina Javier Pastore Paris Saint-Germain
October[49] Brazil Nenê Paris Saint-Germain
November[50] Morocco Younès Belhanda Montpellier
December[51] Italy Salvatore Sirigu Paris Saint-Germain
January[52] Serbia Milan Biševac Paris Saint-Germain
February[53] Gabon P. E. Aubameyang Saint-Étienne
March[54] Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
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Annual awards

UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year

The UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year was awarded to Eden Hazard.[55]

UNFP Young Player of the Year

The UNFP Young Player of the Year was awarded to Younès Belhanda.[55]

UNFP Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year

The UNFP Goalkeeper of the Year was awarded to Hugo Lloris.[55]

UNFP Team of the Year

UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year[55]

Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris (Lyon)
Defence: Mathieu Debuchy (Lille), Hilton (Montpellier), Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille), Henri Bedimo (Montpellier)
Midfield: Rio Mavuba (Lille), Étienne Capoue (Toulouse), Younès Belhanda (Montpellier), Eden Hazard (Lille)
Attack: Olivier Giroud (Montpellier), Nenê (Paris Saint-Germain)

UNFP Ligue 1 Manager of the Year

The UNFP Manager of the Year was awarded to René Girard of Montpellier.[55]

List of 2011–12 transfers

Main articles: List of French football transfers summer 2011 and List of French football transfers winter 2012

References

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